[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16011]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 
                   1995, THE TEACHER EMPOWERMENT ACT

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, a ``Dear Colleague'' letter will be 
delivered to each Member's office tomorrow notifying them of the plan 
of the Committee on Rules to meet the week of July 19 to grant a rule 
which may limit the amendment process on H.R. 1995, the ``Teacher 
Empowerment Act.''
  Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies 
and a brief explanation of the amendment by noon on Monday, July 19, to 
the Committee on Rules in room H-312 of the Capitol. Amendments should 
be drafted to the text of the bill as reported by the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce. The bill is available at the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce and is expected to be available on their 
committee web site tomorrow morning.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to make sure 
that their amendments are properly drafted and should check with the 
Office of the Parliamentarian to be certain their amendments comply 
with the rules of the House.

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